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About Dehkela Village

Dehkela is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 771 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538 hectares hectares.

Dehkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dehkela village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 538 hectares
Population 1,529
Male Population 771
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dehkela compares

By the 2011 count Dehkela is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 538 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Dehkela

The census records public bus service for Dehkela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dehkela from other places

Dehkela lies about 23 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dehkela
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 9.8 km
District headquarters Khunti 23 km

Villages closest to Dehkela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karra tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dehkela

As per the Census of India 2011, Dehkela village had a population of 1,529. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Dehkela village has 771 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dehkela has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Dehkela covers 538 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dehkela falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dehkela is Govindpur Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dehkela.

Dehkela is about 23 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dehkela is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about under 2 km away. Karra is about 9.8 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalanga (1.9 km), Limra (2.1 km) and Jamhar (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dehkela today is likely to be higher.

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